Health
Financial incentives could help people make healthier life choices
(Medical Xpress)—People may be more likely to adopt healthy behaviours if offered small financial incentives, the largest study of its kind has concluded.
Mar 12, 2014
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Health
Drop in compensation gap for primary care docs, specialists
(HealthDay)—From 2012 to 2013, there was a 5.7 percent increase in the median total cash compensation for primary care physicians, with a smaller gap seen for medical and surgical specialists, according to the results of ...
Mar 7, 2014
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Health
Insurance eligibility headaches expected with ACA
(HealthDay)—With the influx of newly insured patients under the Affordable Care Act, physician practices should be prepared to spend even more time verifying coverage, according to an article published Jan. 2 in Medical ...
Jan 29, 2014
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Health
School 'nutrition report cards' spur healthy choices
Step away from that ice cream sandwich: Point-of-sale technology may help students eating in school cafeterias refrain from devouring junky frozen treats, flavored drinks and potato chips when their parents receive "nutrition ...
Dec 11, 2013
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Health
Can you put a price on health?
As health services strive to improve quality and reduce costs, researchers study the benefits – and the pitfalls – of 'pay for performance' in hospitals.
May 23, 2013
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Medications
US: Morning-after pill OK for ages 15 and up (Update)
The U.S. government on Tuesday lowered to 15 the age at which girls can buy the morning-after pill without a prescription and said the emergency contraception no longer has to be kept behind pharmacy counters.
Apr 30, 2013
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Health
Plastic chemical may expose foetuses to cancer (Update)
France said Tuesday it would call for Europe-wide controls on a paper product containing bisphenol A after a watchdog agency said the widely-used chemical may expose unborn children to breast cancer later in life.
Apr 9, 2013
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Health
Cash for weight loss? Works better when employees compete for pots of money, study finds
Do cash rewards for healthier habits work? Maybe, says a new study, if you add on one more condition – peer pressure.
Apr 1, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New studies link gene to selfish behavior in kids, find other children natural givers
(Medical Xpress)—Most parents would agree that raising a generous child is an admirable goal—but how, exactly, is that accomplished? New results from the University of Notre Dame's Science of Generosity initiative, which ...
Feb 27, 2013
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Health
Legislated to health?
Obesity rates in North America are a growing concern for legislators. Expanded waistlines mean rising health-care costs for maladies such as diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. One University of Alberta researcher says ...
Aug 30, 2012
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